Peter A. Brannon created this scrapbook to document a sightseeing trip he made with Clayton Albert, Thomas W. Martin, and Marion Rushton; the group traveled from Claiborne to St. Stephens, Alabama. The scrapbook includes a narrative of the men's...
The Congressional Club is a social organization for the wives of congressmen in Washington, D.C. Ocllo Boykin, a member, is pictured in this register with the other wives of the Alabama congressional delegation.
An Alabama historical marker for Greene County is in the background. This image was taken for (but not used in) an article titled "Demonstrations Begin in Eutaw, Seek End to Segregated Justice" that appeared in the issue of The Southern Courier...
An Alabama historical marker for Greene County is in the background. This image was taken for (but not used in) an article titled "Demonstrations Begin in Eutaw, Seek End to Segregated Justice" that appeared in the issue of The Southern Courier...
C. J. Hildreth, a printer and newspaper editor in Albany, Alabama (previously known as New Decatur), is standing in the third row on the left side of the photograph; an "X" is drawn above his head.
The group is standing at a well ("No. 1...
In his speech Kossuth discusses the struggles that his native Hungary has endured and praises the United States for its example in promoting state sovereignty over government centralization: "With self-government is freedom, and with freedom is...
In the address Smith comments on the recent election of Lincoln; describes the objectives and administration of the new Confederate government; gives a historical and religious defense of slavery; commends the new government's prohibition of the...
This article describes the Civil War centennial celebration in Montgomery, Alabama, with an emphasis on the reenactment of the inauguration of Jefferson Davis. Several images of the event are included. From The Clarion-Ledger of Jacksonville,...
In the passages Pénicaut describes fighting between the French settlers and local Indian tribes (especially the Alibamons); recounts a visit with the Natchez Indians on the Mississippi River, during which he observed the tribe's customs and...
This article discusses a campaign begun by the American Legion of Alabama to raise money for a memorial building in Montgomery, which would also function as the state archives: "The proposed fireproof building will hold the state's valuable...
Also included are historical and genealogical notes dealing with Portland, Alabama (in Dallas County), and the Boykin and Hall families. A partial transcript is included.
Folder contains 29 pages of ex-slave tales compiled during the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in the late-1930s and general procedures for writing them.